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Activist crusades against toxic waste in Russia

In the western Russian city of Dzerdjinsk, the mortality rate of children and adolescents is 50 percent higher than the national average because of pollution from chemical plants. The city is one of the world's 10 most-polluted places, according to the ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Vladimir Putin

Online video on every device

"There are amazing comic performers around the world and there are fans who want to see them. We saw an opportunity to deliver that service," said Rogers, RooftopComedy's CEO. "But we are not saying you have to come to Rooftop - we will find you where ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, San Francisco Chronicle,  24 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Current TV,  TiVo Inc.,  Sony,  Hewlett-Packard

iPhone shortage lingers at Apple, AT&T stores

Several AT&T stores in San Francisco ran out of the devices today, though expected new shipments later that day. In general, AT&T said, there is a seven-to-10 day wait for customers who order an iPhone 3 G in its stores. Meanwhile, Apple is urging ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Aug 2008
Related Topics: AT&T Inc.,  John Britton,  Best Buy Co., Inc.,  Gartner, Inc.

NBC rolls out new Web-only show

This summer might go down in history as the time when online video killed the TV star. Between more than 2,000 hours of video available on NBC's Olympics Web site and original Web-only series and shows produced by showbiz professionals, the old tube ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, The Tech Chronicles,  18 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Rosario Dawson

Christmas wish list: G-Phone

A new mobile phone powered by Google's Android software might be out as early as October, the New York Times reports. The device, made by the Taiwan mobile maker HTC and supported by T-Mobile, is expected to match many of the features of Apple's ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, The Tech Chronicles,  15 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  WIRED Magazine

Netflix resumes shipping

Rest assured that we are taking aggressive steps to fully understand the root cause of this week's problems and safeguard against issues like these in the future. For now, we're just happy to be able to get back to doing what we love most -- delighting ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, The Tech Chronicles,  15 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Netflix

Suit says Facebook ad program invaded privacy

A group of plaintiffs filed the suit in U.S. District Court in San Jose against Facebook and several other companies, including Blockbuster, Fandango, Overstock.com and Hotwire.com that participated in the unpopular advertising service, which shared ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Mark Zuckerberg,  Overstock.com, Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation

Boring weekend ahead for Netflix users

Our engineers continue to work around the clock to restore normal operations. In the meantime, we're notifying affected customers via personal e-mail and we've posted a notice on the Netflix Web site. We're as frustrated about this as you are and we ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, The Tech Chronicles,  14 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Netflix

The Russia/Georgia conflict spreads to virtual world

The real conflict between Russia and Georgia has spilled over into the virtual world, with a number of news organizations reporting intense cyber attacks on Georgian government Web sites launched from computers in Russia. APA, the Azerbaijan news ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, The Tech Chronicles,  13 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Blinkx makes watching TV online easy

Be it Dexter, Grey's Anatomy or the Late Night Show with Conan O'Brian - indulging in your guilty pleasures just got easier. Suranga Chandratillake, Blinkx's founder, said that online video sites like Hulu have been driving the growth of free online, ...

From ANASTASIA USTINOVA, The Tech Chronicles,  13 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Suranga Chandratillake

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